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The Writer's Center
The Writer's Center is an open membership organization of some 2,500 writers, editors, students, small-press publishers and other artists. We offer workshops year-round for writers of all ages and abilities in fiction, feature writing, essay, memoir, poetry, playwriting and screenwriting, business writing, comedy writing, and a corporate class program that we bring directly into your workplace. Workshops are offered in Bethesda, MD, Arlington, VA, Leesburg, VA, and online.
Calendar of Events
| May 22 | Speechwriting 101: Concepts and Techniques |
| May 25 | Advanced Novel |
| May 25 | Stalking the Literary Agent |
| May 25 | Short Story II |
| May 28 | Screenwriting I |
| May 29 | Getting Started: Creative Writing |
| Jun 1 | Fiction I |
| Jun 1 | 8 Poems, 8 Weeks |
| Jun 2 | Prose Reading: Clarence Brown and Elizabeth Huergo |
| Jun 3 | 8 Poems, 8 Weeks |
| Jun 3 | Poetry I (Online Class) |
| Jun 4 | Creative Nonfiction II |
| Jun 5 | My Life, One Story at a Time |
| Jun 5 | Starting to Write Fantasy Fiction |
| Jun 5 | The Extreme Novelist |
| Jun 5 | Short Story I |
| Jun 8 | Mythology in the Mix |
| Jun 8 | Weekend Playwriting Workshop for Teens |
| Jun 8 | Blogging Tips and Tricks |
| Jun 8 | Writing in the Margins of Your Life |
| Jun 8 | Introduction to Social Neworking |
| Jun 9 | Suzanne Cleary and Karen Sagstetter |
| Jun 11 | Creative Nonfiction I |
| Jun 11 | 8 Essays/Memoirs, 8 Weeks |
| Jun 15 | How to Revise a Poem |
| Jun 15 | Writing a Plot |
| Jun 16 | Sean Enright and Bernadette Geyer Read |
| Jun 17 | Getting Started: Creative Writing |
| Jun 20 | Between the Lines: Writing & Publishing Literary Translations |
| Jun 22 | Writing Dialogue |
| Jun 23 | Hungry for Words |
| Jun 23 | Staff Reading |
| Jun 24 | Writing Staycation |
| Jun 25 | Transitions |
| Jun 26 | Poetry Master Class |
| Jun 29 | Creating Conflict |
| Jun 29 | The Elements of Fiction: How to Plot Your Novel (Online Class) |
| Jun 30 | Trialogue: Chinese, German, and American Poets |
| Jul 2 | 4 Stories, 4 Weeks |
| Jul 7 | Poetry and Prose Open Mic |
| Jul 8 | Narrative Arc (Online Class) |
| Jul 8 | Natural, Magical Writing |
| Jul 8 | Scene Study (Online Class) |
| Jul 9 | Young Writer's Circle |
| Jul 9 | Poetry of Unknowing |
| Jul 10 | Writing Plot |
| Jul 10 | Rhythms and Riffs: The Music of Poetry for Teens |
| Jul 13 | How to Write a Grant Proposal |
| Jul 14 | Tales of Africa |
| Jul 20 | Write a Winning College Admissions Essay |
| Jul 20 | Weekend Fiction Workshop for Teens |
| Jul 20 | The Art & Craft of Screenwriting |
| Jul 21 | Free State Review Reading |
| Jul 22 | Conceptual Writing |
| Jul 23 | Poetry I |
| Jul 24 | 6 Stories, 6 Weeks |
| Jul 25 | Creating Conflict |
| Jul 28 | The Federal Poets |
| Aug 3 | Playwriting: About Process |
| Aug 4 | Poetry and Prose Open Mic |
| Aug 7 | Query, Synopsis, Pitch |
| Aug 10 | Elements of Playwriting: Dialogue |
| Aug 11 | Poets of the Mariposa Poetry Series and Poetry Retreat |
| Aug 17 | Write a Winning College Admissions Essay |
| Aug 19 | Developing the Characters in Your Life Stories |
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The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
301-654-8664 phone website
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